To ask if you actually like or respect your manager?

I liked and respected my last manager. A really well rounded, clever, personable individual who was excellent at her job and who wasn't interested in the office politics. She retired, the world has moved on and I just keep my head down, ignore the crap and as I'm asked/ told.

Life's too short to get embroiled in all the office guff - easier said than done though.

Yes, she's great, appreciative and stands up for her Team. And she loves cats!

My boss was actually my friend first, and I still like her as a friend, albeit she's a bit flaky.... but as a boss, nope. She micro manages and picks the tiniest issues to raise which leave me feeling very small. I'm looking for a new job, not sure if the friendship will survive.

I did not attend a meeting this morning in person because I have had a cough and did not want to inflict it on others. I joined via Teams and was not on camera except at the beginning.

Probably for the best, as I was advised of a useless manager leaving, and would not have kept a 'poker face'.

I was like this in my previous roles but my current line manger and all of the other managers in the service are so knowledgeable, approachable, supportive and trustworthy, it makes such a difference to the full team culture, I genuinely feel so lucky

Yes absolutely.

I’m a teacher so my boss is my Head Teacher. She’s fantastic, hands on, supportive. She always has staff’s backs and doesn’t ask anyone to do anything she’s not willing to do (and does) herself.

I hated my last boss, he was a bully and I still have horrible memories over 10 years on.

My manager is amazing thankfully. He’s fab.
I have always been lucky, I’ve had some not as great ones but no one truly awful.

I've had a different manager for the last 14 months and I finally can say that I LOVE my job. I've been in the company for 11 years with some awful line managers, but my current one is trusting, approachable and let's me get on with it. 100% respect for him.

I both like and respect my current manager - but she's the first one I ever have in 20 years of working - and it's not unanimous in my team - some people don't like her as much.

It's not necessarily always the manager's fault if they aren't liked. Sometimes personalities just clash, some people just don't like being managed, etc.

Sometimes of course it is just a bad manager! But having been on both sides of this equation and know others who also are, management is no walk in the park, and you can never please everyone.

Yes she's supportive and laid back but avoidant so many crap workers don't get told they're crap.

No, she’s lazy, incompetent and lies all the time, does little to no actual work either.

My manager is useless. Nice enough bloke but is pretty limited in his abilities - not strategic, not a good manager, doesn’t grasp things quickly or at all, as slopey shouldered as it gets, is constantly massively busy (apparently), is dangerous as he doesn’t know that he doesn’t know stuff. Depressing.

My line manager, yes, he’s top notch. He’s got the technical expertise and the soft people skills, a rare beast. His manager tho, the Director, utter cock and the exact opposite in both regards.

Yes, she’s hard working, helpful and fair.
My previous manager in NHS was shocking, couldn’t cope and literally shouted and ranted at staff . Retired on lovely pension though….

You’re not being unreasonable, there are good and bad managers. In decades of work I’ve liked most of mine, and didn’t respect one direct manager. Probably more negative about some higher up. But DH has had a more chequered experience.

Current manager is fab. Couldn’t fault her.

Yes, but we have complementary strengths, skills and knowledge so we work together more collegiately than hierarchically. I usually forget she's my manager until I'm getting my annual leave signed off.....

Yes, I do.

She has a life limiting illness but doesn't let that stop her. She is calm, supportive, knowledgeable, intelligent and pragmatic. She doesn't micromanage, has a pretty good idea of what goes on behind her back and holds the team together.

She's one of the better managers I've worked for.

Yes and yes.

she is a nice woman and very stable. She is fair and good at her job. She can be a bit weak sometimes with others but overall she is a good manager and lets me get on with things and trusts me.

Like and respect mine but I see others in my organisation and I feel incredibly sorry for the people who they manage, there truly are some shockers out there! Witnessing them makes me stay in my current role even tho I could earn slightly more elsewhere as the thought of ending up with a manager like them makes me shudder!

Yes and yes. She's very good at her job, easy to get on with, fights my corner when needed, lets me crack on with what I think I need to do. And funny!

I have huge respect and great warmth for my boss, who has done everything in her power to make work accessible for me with a progressive illness.

I’ve worked with mine for ten years in two different organisations. She’s a great role model and I’ve learnt lots from her. We are opposites in a lot of ways, but work well together.

Yes and yes. Currently working with the best manager I've ever had, incredibly supportive, only steps in when needed and honestly I'm in awe of how she keeps everything running